Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development focus on the resolution of different crises to become a successful, complete person. LEARNING OBJECTIVE Summarize Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development KEY POINTS Erik Erikson (1902–1994) was a stage theorist who took Freud’s controversial psychosexual theory and modified it into an eight-stage psychosocial theory of development. During each of Erikson’s eight development stages, two conflicting … Continue reading Erikson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development